It is imperative to have a technical-level agreement until the Eurogroup
meeting on December 5 and discuss measures for debt relief by the end of
the year, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois
Hollande agreed on Saturday, during a meeting on the sidelines of a
cultural heritage conference in Abu Dhabi.

Accoring to the prime minister's office, the two leaders discussed
Greece's ongoing second program review, the country's relations with
countries in the Persian Gulf, EU's relations with Turkey regarding
migration, as well as the ongoing negotiations on Cyprus.

Concerning migration, Tsipras and Hollande agreed that NATO's activity
in the Aegean must continue and the EU-Turkey deal must be implemented.

Ahead of Hollande's visit to Cyprus, the two sides welcomed the restart
of talks, discussed developments on the issue and noted its importance in
EU's relations with Turkey. They also stressed the need to end Turkey's
aggressive rhetoric.

The customs office at Evzones, near Greece's border with FYROM, was
blocked by farmers and livestock farmers from the municipality of
Peonia on Saturday, who are protesting about the increase in taxation
and changes in their social security fees.

Speaking to Athens-Macedonian News Agency, the president of their union
Thomas Karipidis, said the office will be closed until 15:00 unless
"it is deemed necessary" to open it if traffic piles up.

Around 50 tractors and 50 farming equipment have been parked around the
customs office which closed at noon.